The Black New Yorkers
Subtitle: the Schomburg illustrated chronology
By: written by Howard Dodson, Christopher Moore, Roberta Yancy.
Contributors: Moore, Christopher, 1952-; Yancy, Roberta.; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
Publisher: John Wiley
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 470
Subjects: African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- Chronology; African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- Pictorial works; African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social life and customs; African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works; New York (N.Y.) -- History -- Chronology; New York (N.Y.) -- History -- Pictorial works; New York (N.Y.) -- Civilization; New York (N.Y.) -- Civilization -- Pictorial works
Genres: Chronology.; Pictorial works.
Description: "New York City has been the home of African Americans for four centuries. Blacks were among the founding fathers and mothers of pioneer colonial settlements in the future boroughs, and they have remained integral players in the teeming daily drama of the city."--BOOK JACKET.

"The Black New Yorkers: The Schomburg Illustrated Chronology recreates this unique relationship between a people and a city, and through it chronicles the worldwide African American struggle for freedom and human dignity."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 445-449) and index.
"Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, the New York Public Library."